This one-shot is based in Chicago 1920's, where Klaus is currently living and meets Caroline.
Klaus was sat in his booth at his favorite jazz bar; he was here with his sister Rebekah and her date Stefan Salvatore both of whom had been on the dance floor for quite some time, when the owner of the bar took center stage and announced into the microphone,
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome, Ms. Caroline Forbes" he gestured to the young woman who smiled sweetly and made her way to him across the stage, Klaus looked at the blond beauty who was wearing a blue dress which had black beading around the bodice and blue beads hanging over her perfect legs, he was mesmerized with her and didn't take her eyes off her, the jazz music started and she softly sang,
You wandered down the lane and far away
leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
the music of the years gone by
Sometimes I wonder why I spend
a lonely night dreaming of a song
The melody haunts my reverie,
and I am once again with you
When our love was new
and each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago,
now my consolation is in the stardust of a song.
As she sang she gently closed her eyes, her voice was soothing but demanded the attention of everyone in the room, Klaus watched as she looked at the faces watching her and confidently smiled. As the song ended she blew a kiss toward her audience and winked and Klaus knew he had to have her, she made her way off stage and he stood up making his way around the bar and to the back where performers had their own dressing rooms, he saw an older looking woman with brunette curled hair walking like she belonged here and compelled her
"Show me where Ms Forbes dressing room is" his voice was soothing as it always was when getting his way, the woman blink and said,
"Follow me" he smiled and followed the woman down the corridor and to a small door at the end, she turned and said,
"This is her room"
"Thank you, you may leave" he replied and the woman hurried back to where they had just come from.
Klaus smiled to himself before knocking twice and waited,
"Come in" he heard her say and he opened the door and walked in, she was facing away from him toward her large mirror with her hands in her hair pulling out the pins that held her curls in place, she turned to face him and her curls flew around her face making her look even more stunning,
"I'm sorry, have we met?" she asked, Klaus smiled slightly and walked over to her taking her hand and said,
"Klaus Mikaelson, I believe I already know your name Ms Forbes" before placing a kiss on her knuckles, he stood up straight and she looked him up and down before raising an eyebrow,
"Please, call me Caroline" she said and gently removed her hand from his grasp, she clearly had a fiery side to her which drew Klaus to her more, he liked the air of confidence about her,
"Very well, Caroline" he moved closer to her and so there wasn't much room between their bodies, Caroline narrowed her eyes at Klaus but didn't move away; instead she stood up straighter,
"And what can I do for you Mr. Mikaelson?"
"Let me buy you a drink" he said smirking at her,
"I'm sure one drink won't hurt but Klaus I must warn you" Caroline stepped even closer to him so their bodies were just touching, he wanted to grab her and have his way with her right there but she continued to whispered in his ear,
"I'm too smart to be seduced by you" she smiled at him and walked past him toward the door, he was quicker and used his vampire speed to block the handle, he expected her to be scared or scream at his sudden movements but she simply sighed as though she was irritated and said,
"You know, it's rude to offer a lady a drink and the not actually provide it"
"I didn't say anything about having to leave the room for a drink did I, sweetheart?"
Caroline rolled her eyes at Klaus which made him smile, he liked her attitude and he was intrigued to know why she wasn't affected by his vampire speed, he walked toward her small cabinet and poured two glasses of bourbon, offering one to her, she walked toward him and took it, downing the content in one gulp before nudging past him to fill the glass again, Klaus stood back and watched,
"It's also rude to stare" she said with her back still to him,
"You're a vampire" it wasn't a question but a statement, he didn't understand how he hadn't noticed earlier, her heartbeat was much fainter than most humans just as a vampires is,
"As are you, although I must say, I noticed the moment you entered" she turned to face him and leaned her bum against her dressing table, causing her dress to fall around and exposing her legs more, Klaus didn't hide the fact that he was looking at her legs and walked closer to her,
"How is it I have not met you sooner?" he asked, more to himself than her, he made it his business to know about all local vampires in an area before he took up residence and when he move to Chicago last month he had defiantly not heard of her,
"I do not stay in one area for long, I find I get bored easily" she stood up and smirked at Klaus, he walked so he stood close to her and leaned in whispering into her hair,
"I don't doubt it love" he kissed below her ear and heard her faintly sigh to herself, he carried on kissing down her neck and she moved her head to the side to allow him access, as he reached her collarbone and he stopped, standing straight and looking into her eyes, he could see her looking at him as if she was trying to decide his motives, he could tell she was smart and didn't trust easily.
Klaus couldn't wait any longer, he had been wanting to kiss her since he saw her sing on stage so he quickly grabbed her cheeks and put his lips on hers, she didn't respond for a second so obviously didn't realize he would be so forward but suddenly her lips moved against his and her arms slowly made their way up his arms and to the back of his head, where she pulled him closer, he happily obliged and let his hands fall down to waist pulling her body flat against his before gently pushing her back against her dressing table, she opened her mouth and he let his tongue find hers, she even kissed with confidence as she fought for dominance. Klaus had kissed many women in his 1000 years of living but never had he felt this much passion from a kiss, suddenly he heard a shot being fired and Caroline pulled away, her eyebrows furrowed as she listened to the noise that had suddenly broken out in the bar, Klaus heard glass being smashed and women screaming, he had to find his sister and make sure she was safe, knowing that Mikael had most likely found them, he looked at Caroline and said,
"I have to go, you need to get out of here" she narrowed her eyes and replied,
"I'm sure we'll meet again, Klaus" she smiled and flashed out of the room, he watched her leave and looked at the door for a moment, thinking about what she had last said, he would make sure they met again, before speeding off to get his sister.
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